Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Stories

The Marching 110 Alumni band performs at the 2026 OHIO Homecoming game
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Evergreen (and white): OHIO Homecoming 2026

Alumni from around the world made their triumphant return to OHIO's Athens campus for the 2026 Homecoming celebrations. The festive week culminated in a rainy but resounding Bobcat football victory.

Campus beauty Hocking River 2024
OHIO Announcements

OHIO 2030 Planning Underway: University launches process to update, extend its Dynamic Strategy for 3 more years

President Lori Stewart Gonzalez has charged Interim Provost John McCarthy and Vice President for University Communications and Marketing Robin Oliver to engage University leadership and stakeholders across the institution in the extension of the Dynamic Strategy for another three years.

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Faculty Research

Professor Peishu Li coauthors Nature study uncovering ancient origins of mammalian suckling and swallowing

Peishu Li coauthored a paper in Nature that sheds new light on the evolutionary origins of one of the defining features of mammals: the ability to suckle and consume milk during infancy.

Dr. Amber Healy
Faculty Recognition

Heritage College Clinical Professor Amber Healy appointed to national PCORI Governing Board

Amber Healy, D.O., clinical professor at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, has been appointed to the Governing Board of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

Students receive research awards from OMNI
Research

Dr. Ken Reed OMNI Distinguished Seminar and Awards Reception honors student achievements

A generous gift by Ohio University alumnus Ken Reed (’68) made cash awards possible for outstanding student research on musculoskeletal and neurological disorders.

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Medical Students

ART-ery marks 10 years of celebrating medical students’ creativity

This year marks the 10th anniversary of ART-ery, the online literary and artistic journal produced by the Humanism in Medicine Club at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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Health Workforce Ohio

Health Workforce Ohio takes next step to strengthen state’s rural health care workforce

Health Workforce Ohio is taking its next step toward improving access to quality care across the state by inviting grant proposals that turn statewide collaboration into local workforce solutions.

Students stand for a moment of silence during the Body Donor Memorial Service.
Medical Education

Body Donor Memorial Service honors donors’ contributions to medical education

Students, faculty and loved ones of individuals who donated their bodies to medical education through the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Body Donor Program gathered to honor the donors. 

President Lori Stewart Gonzalez speaks at the podium at the State of the University Address in Walter Hall
OHIO Events

President Gonzalez celebrates OHIO achievements, outlines future priorities in State of the University address

Ohio University President Lori Stewart Gonzalez honored students, faculty and staff for their many accomplishments in the last year, while she also discussed plans for the University moving forward.

Students participating in RUCOE pose for group photo
Medical Education

Immersive program strengthens medical students’ commitment to underserved communities

Before anatomy labs, exams and long nights of studying begin, a group of incoming Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine students spends three days on what is essentially a listening tour.

Ohio Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio looks at mannequin in clinical skills training
Medical Education

Ohio lawmakers experience life as medical students during Heritage College’s first ‘DO for a Day’

The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine invited state lawmakers to step into the shoes of medical students through a new program called “DO for a Day."

Students enjoy Welcome Week convocation.
Forever OHIO

OHIO welcomes nearly 7,700 new students across all campuses and online

Increased interest in professional fields, continued momentum in Athens undergraduate enrollment, rising four-year graduation rate and growing College Credit Plus enrollments demonstrate students’ focus on return on investment.

HCOM student visits station in Rethinking Poverty exercise
Health Education

Incoming medical students learn about poverty and giving back before receiving white coats

Before convocation, members of the incoming class at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine learned a person's health is affected by more than medical conditions.

A group of faculty in academic regalia sit in a row
Faculty Excellence

Faculty Experts Roundup

OHIO's experts spent their summer on research, publishing and winning awards.

HCOM students receive their white coats
Class of 2030

Heritage College welcomes Class of 2030 at 51st convocation ceremony

Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine officially welcomed the members of the Class of 2030 during the college’s 51st Convocation and White Coat ceremony.

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